063019 44 history united states revolution independence

Road to Reovultion

  • Navgation act

    Navgation act

    A series of laws that the English Parliment put on the colonist in the 1600s. It made colonsit sell all raw marerials to England even though they could get better prices elsewere in Europe.
  • Molasses act

    Molasses act

    The Molasses act happend in december of 1733 Raised the tax on molasses that was importated by amercian colonies. from anywere other then great britian.
  • Fort nessity.

    Fort nessity.

    A small fort that gorge washington set up, in spring 1754 Washingtons outpost soon came under attack .
  • intolerable act

    intolerable act

    several laws were passed taking away the colonist rights and increasing royal control.
  • Quatering act

    Quatering act

    British laws requring Amercian colonies to house and supply British soliders.
  • sugar act

    sugar act

    1764 Parliament passed the sugar Act on the Colonist This new tax lowered the tax on molasses imported to the colonies The idea was that lower tax.
    Would lower the price and encourage more people to buy Encourage Colonists to stop smuggling.
  • declartory act

    declartory act

    A british law passed as the unpopular stamp act was repealed asserting Parliament´s absolute authority to make laws binding the amercian colonies.
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act
    A small tax on all pretend materials Newspaper Wills Playing Cards Documents
    “No parts of England's colonies can be taxed without their consent… every part has a right to be represented.” 909
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Happend on king street during the Amercian Revolution in Boston in what was then the colonial era Province of Massachusetts Bay
  • Quebec act

    Quebec act

    this act let candains expand there terriorty witch led to trapping the colonist.
  • Administration of justice act

    Administration of justice act

    British law allowing colonists to have a trial in another colony or Britian
  • First contiental congress

    First contiental congress

    In 1774 a meeting happend. with 12 delgates in philidapha. It was to discuss the repsponse to the coercive act.1774
  • General Gage takes over Boston

    General Gage takes over Boston

    He arrived in Boston to replace Thomas Hutchinson as royal governer of Massachuttues.
  • Fort Ticonderoga

    Fort Ticonderoga

    December 1775 The Henry Knox Noble train of Artillery started from Fort Ticonderoga headed for boston.
  • Paul revere´s ride

    Paul revere´s ride

    This was a ride to warn the british troops were coming.
  • Battles of lexington and concord

    Battles of lexington and concord

    An unknown shot was fired, and both sides engaged
    When the smoke cleared, 8 Minutemen lay dead. Few weapons were found in Lexington A contingency of 120 British troops marched on to Concord, and the home of Retired Colonel Barrett´s farm.It was here that a Torry-A colonist who is still loyal to the crown, had told General Gage that the militia was was hiding weapons at the farms
  • Second continental congress

    Second continental congress

    in philadelpha congress voted decied on being independent from Britian and wrote the first declartion of independnce.
  • Battle of Bunker hill

    Battle of Bunker hill

    Red coats assembled at the foot of the hill and charged it. more amercians survied than the british but the colonists were low on gun powder to begin with so they had to surrender.
  • Olive Branch petition

    Olive Branch petition

    A petition is a formal request
    The olive branch petition assured King George lll that the colonist wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights The king rejected the petition, and prepared for war He hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops.
  • Bendict Arnold faield to take Quebic

    Bendict Arnold faield to take Quebic

    attempted to put Quebec City under siege.More happend but then Montgomery arrived to lead an unsuccessful attack on the city.
  • Hessian soldiers are hierd by king geroge ll

    Hessian soldiers are hierd by king geroge ll

    He hierd 30,000 very well traiend German merhcants.
  • washington takes boston

    washington takes boston

    George washington took back Boston for the colonies.
  • DOI is signed

    DOI is signed

    56 delights represting 13 colonies sight a document separation from Great Britian